I am an archer's weapon that fires no bolts, curving brightly through mist and rain. Travel to where I touch the ground, and a greedy leprechaun will guard his fortune from your eyes. What am I?
A rainbow
Wordplay on the word 'bow' (an archery weapon) vs. 'rainbow', which leads to leprechaun gold in folklore.
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